Kate Gosselin made several phone calls to her ex husband, Jon, while she was vacationing in Australia with her brood of eight. Jon reportedly tried to stop their trip and didn’t want Kate to take the children down under, and inclement weather didn’t help the situation, hence the reasons for the phone calls.

Â“Naturally, Jon was worried because his kids were so far away and in an area that was hit by the freaky weather. But to her credit, Kate kept him posted and he was allowed to talk to his kids on the phone – who saw the trip as a huge adventure,” a source tells Radar Online.

Of course no one expected Kate to take her eight out of the country and not be in contact with their dad for days on end, did they? It’s a sign of good parenting and maybe a positive view for the future.